HIGHLIGHTS

• Clashes across Darfur have displaced more than 300,000 people since January; USG declares disaster

• GoS and SPLM-N engage in talks on humanitarian, political, and security issues in the Two Areas

• USG provides additional $61.6 million to support populations in need across Sudan

KEY DEVELOPMENTS

HIGHLIGHTS

• Violence in Jonglei State displaces civilians and restricts humanitarian access

• U.S. Government (USG) provides additional $5 million to assist populations in South Sudan

• Humanitarian community pre-positions relief supplies in advance of rainy season

HIGHLIGHTS

• Up to 4.6 million people may require humanitarian assistance in South Sudan in 2013

• Approximately 170,000 refugees from Sudan’s Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan states fled to Unity and Upper Nile states in 2012

• Returns to Abyei Area increased by 1,500 in January 2013

HIGHLIGHTS

• 4.4 million people require humanitarian assistance in Sudan
• Moratorium on restrictions on humanitarian assistance in Darfur due to expire January 31
• 2013 Humanitarian Work Plan (HWP) for Sudan requests $983.4 million to respond to humanitarian needs

KEY DEVELOPMENTS

Sudan Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #1 - Fiscal Year (FY) 2013

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Chronic conflict, cyclical drought, floods, disease outbreaks, environmental degradation, rapid population growth, and limited government capacity present significant challenges to vulnerable populations in the ECA region. Between Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 and FY 2012, USAID’s Office of U.S.

SECTOR OVERVIEW

1) With seasonal rains ending and as vegetation dries out, locust swarms have formed in Chad and are expected to form shortly in Niger and Mali. Swarms are then expected to migrate towards the north as well as potentially into cropping areas in western/central Mali.